Mark D. White

Writer, editor, teacher

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I’m a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, where I teach courses in philosophy, economics, and law, and the author/editor/co-editor of several books.

Category: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Superman and Philosophy: First chapter available for free

    While preparing my nearly-monthly update to my personal blog, I noticed that Wiley has made my Superman and Philosophy chapter, "Moral Judgment: The Power That Makes Superman Human," available for free at its website. In this chapter, I explain how Superman's powers don't make him immune to the need to make difficult moral choices that…

  • Watchmen officially gets a prequel–seven of them, in fact

    Hardly a secret at this point but finally officially confirmed, DC Comics unpeels its plan for seven prequel miniseries to Watchmen, the 25-year-old classic series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Creators for the new series include Darwyn Cooke, J. Michael Straczynski, Amanda Conner, Andy and Joe Kubert, and Len Wein. Get the complete details…

  • Superman Is Morally “Grounded” in Superman #708 (UPDATED)

    For my money–which ain't much, but still–J. Michael Straczynski is an amazing writer. His writing on Amazing Spider-Man was inspiring; his brief run on Fantastic Four was innovative; and his done-in-ones on The Brave and the Bold were stunning. (And don't get me started on Thor…) I hope to write posts on much of his…